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VOLUME XXVI.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 21, 1928.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS .
NUMBER 239
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BULLET HOLE
IN HEAD OF
MRS.K.SHITH
Officei'j Seeking Her Son,
Bert W. Smith De
scription Given "
DEATH OCCURRED:
MANY WEEKS AGO
Discovery of Body Result
of Attempt of Friend
f rain Pondosa to Pay
: Her a Visit.
Mrs. KllllicKno I'. Kmllll. all-Hit
55 years r nee. wan round tlMl in
ller linn..- lit 1301 V aveilir-
U-nlliy.- nilei-noon. with, a bullet
Jiolu III lu-r fiiii licHd. mid iwlay
orriii'rs hvp Mfklnir Bert W. Snillli.
lier hoi i. in ll-e I.oim-m Hint lie may
throw some Unlit oil tltf murder.
The eri.iie, oMqpi-h believe: was
eommlited nearly three month
uko. Tin; Iiouitn Ib somewhat apart
from otht'r homea In the neighbor
hood whlrh is nenr tho Intersee
tlun of Heventh atreot in Old Town
unil neighbors had not become sus
pltiotiH or anything out of Iho wny.
IYIi.nl Visits 1'laro ,
Kiiturduy ThoinaB Doyle, nf I-nn-doMi,
a Trleiid of tho family, came
to l-a Orande and went to the
home' with tin- Idea of vlnltln. Ho
found "no one at home" and. be
coming Husuteious. returned to tho
houeo yesterday In cpmnany, of-rici-i-H
nay. wlih Hod Gray. The
two nii'll-opened the door of tho
house und a slronfr odor Kami led
their nostilm. They at first be
lieved It the odor from tt deud eat.
Oolnu uiwIaliH they discovered a
bedroom door nailed abut and a
note on the door. They tniinc
dlutily called Deputy Hherirf Hugo
KlhlRhamiiicr who opened the door
and round the body of Mrs. Smith
on the bed.
IndliutloiiH, ofrlcera say, are thai
Mra. Smith had been ill b.'iore tho
crime was committed. The last
time Smith was seen here, as fur
as officers can learn, wus on Mar.
JVotn on Door
The note, which was circled with
chalk marks, was unsigned. It.
read: "KverythlnK iajhis house be
longs to Mrs. Smith." I do not own
on dollars worth. The kitchen
range is from Lillys. I am legally
of age so none of her effects can
be held for my debts, such as rent
of this j old shack and
money I have borrowed from vari
ous ones. She once suld If she ever
died In La Grande she would want
SnodgruHS & Zimmerman to have
charge ,or tho funeral, Mr. Snod
gmss can be appointed administra
tor. Hut lo repeatt, there is not
one lousy dollar against Iter car,
entile or anything eltn she owns.
I'lease do yotir best. 0t.'. The
"Lot" apparently referred to Mr.
Sttodgrass.
No motive Is known for the
crime, although officers today were
of the opinion that she -was slain
by some one other than herself.
lrs. Smith at one time lived ill
Pofatello, Ida., It is believed, where
s'Ihv lKt her husband through
death.
Keiirrli ri-nftlcMH
Slierif f Jesse- Hreshears, I cpiily
"Ktinghaiumer. t'ounty I'oroner K.
1.. Italston und Mr. Hnodgruss spent
Ihis morning searching tho house
but could not find any money,
Jewels or papers with Uic excep
tion of a receipt, from tho Adcox
Auto and Aviation school or Port
land, showing thut Smith had com
pleted a coarse tltere about a yeur
ago for which he had paid $l.8Ji.
Coroner Italston this morning,
after hiH Investigation, said: "It
seems to bp a clear case of mur
der." Mr. Italston expects to hold
an inquest tomorrow.
Smith Is believed by officers to
(Continued on Page Ti)
UNION MEN TO
BOOST STOCK
SHOW TUESDAY
The I'nion comniorc'al club will
be beio tomorrow and attend the
1'nte-n county chamliei of coni
literce meeting at noon for the pur
pose of boosting the Kestern Ore
gon Ktnrk show lo be held In I'nion
Juno fi. 7 ttfT K. Tliey will be
aceitm panted by the "Hloek Hhow
.(lifts," u ituaitct of girls from I'u-
lofi who will enlertaln at the lunch- t
i"n. There will be sevettil speak'
eid whose talks will be largely de-j
voted to the interest of the stock
show. Hue of the speakers will Jie
Jtnbeit W.thycumhe, of the experi
ment station, who has been con-1
iiifted with the stock show every
year during Its entire 2' years of
existence. A pluno solo by Miss
l.ewanna Graham, of ia Orande
will also be a part of the program.
La Grande Wins
With Ease From
Walla Walla, 17-
Flock of Hits, Coupled
with Bear Errors, Ac-j
count .; for Plenty of
Scores.
Hlue Mountain league Muitliii"H
. ' , . . . W. In. - Pet.
Idl Grande 6 o. J.mmi
linker '. 3 2 .600
Pond let on 1 4 .200
j.Wulla Walla ' 1 4 .200
' Yc-terday-a ;.....
At Iji Grande: Walla Walla 0,
l.a Orande 17.
At Ilakcr: I'endleton t, tinker C.
-In a .frcc-liittlnfr . contest, fea
tured by a homo run- with tho
liases . full and nuincroun Walla
Walla errora and near-errors, the
(Pirates added a firth straight win),. Willi complete unofficial returns
to their credit 17 to 0. available tor Union county, two
! "Tho outcome of the came was. races In doubt Saturday afternoon
never In doubt 'arter tho fourth came to an end. ' One was the
Inninir. when, with the score l.a democratic contest- for county
Orande 1. Walla Walla 0, tho I'lr- treasurer nomination which was
ales went on a rampaire and after won by Mrs. Cella Ciulos who re-'
the eloud of dust made by basn Keivcd elKhl more votoB than her
runner's feet had settled, tho opponent, Mrs. McUrury. on the
count stood 8 to 0. u,ll(K o upuffi,.!,,! returns. The
In that fatal fuurth. eleven Tor- count was 338 to 314.
:aHim laceu Alarms, walla walla
pitcher, and his rlRht-liand slals
meant nothlnir to them. Sileott
jitnd went to first. UiSulle-acri-
flced but made first on an error
that. let Sileott advnncc. Then tho
hits started. with Hpellimin.
Itolwrtson and Helm hI, inline one.
canter field und Davis, third base-
man. yUh the bases full, drove ono ?. . (.,mtv vole nave Johnson a '-a Grande. Ho wus a mom- Henry Kllor. loader.' who left tho
over left rielder's head for a homo ' ., ' " f Q. " ,,,noU..l.ii.bi her of the realty board and at ono mine a few minutes beforo Iho ex
run. Slokke hit for two basis. Mar- J. , rn Vhlrd , time was secretary of It. "The plosion spread death throimh the
low grounded out. Hileott walked -umeii r , board sincerely mouniH tho loss of tunnels, said that prjictlcally all
and LaSalle ended the IniiliiEr when KldilU Vole lliff u,. iti(.k imtii uh rrii.ml nm n tim imkKi.h in-nnvtii nut mm rr ur
jhe filed out to left field. Seven
runs crossed the plato durlnff tlio
carnage. ,:,V' . ,
Hut thut wasn't all.. In the fifth
I inning Spctlman singled and then ,
jioocrisou aau xivtm hi rue a out.
With two flown und ono on buHc,
(Continued on Pago 5)
La Grande Golf
Team Is Winner
Ctllft Xi5 TT11I11V1.
Aynr PomJlaSin
lVCr,l eiiaitflUn
s The I.a Grande golf team won
from Pendleton yesterday by a'
margin of swell points In the first
. it., .... ....... ...... i i .1. i
inter-city tournament to he played
this season on the l,a Grande Coun
try club course. , .
Tournament match play began at
about o'clock when the, J6-niun
teams pulrcd orr and played In
fouisoincs. The Iji Orundo nieji
were hosts to their guests ut about
noon. Muny of the golfeis attend-
ed the baselan gameand some en-
joyed a swim at cove during the
II rtdl'Iinntl. TlltVi dllV WllK ll ItlpJIKUnt
one for the players. .Some I.a
Orande men played off I heir first
matel.esMn the spring tournament
at Ihe course during the day.
The tournament eommlttee an-
nounced Ihis morning that tho two
toiwnamenls with Baker will ho
h,.l,l l,n Inl l,n,- l,,l Inna 1 III 1, '
nt Baker, corresponding Willi base-..
ball engagements here June. 3rd
and at Baker June loth. i
Mercury At 88
Over Sunday In
La Grande Area1
'
After a few weeks of sunshiny,
warm weather, a touch of real
summer mine to It (irande yes-
terday when the, mercury climbed
to HH above, tho warmest .weather
of the year.
Indlcalions for today are fur an
other above-KO mark.
Yesterday many Iu (Jraude peo
ple went on picnics, fitdiiiig trips.
i.i. . . i.. f..,i
d" W.lll.V,rt
. u ' '
HOT IN PKNOrKTOX
PKN I I.KTOX. re.. May
lo
(AP)- SuiMlay turned out to he Iho
holiest day of the season In tho (
Pendleton urea, the mercury going
to 93. , ' '
Colonel Welch
g- - ,
lo inspect uuara
A
J '
f.il.iliel Hiram I'. Welch, of
Portland, i.f the IX'llh Infulitry,
Oregon nullum.! guard, arrived in
1m tlrande tills morning and was
met by Major It. II. Huron, of Iji
(Irande, commanding officer of the
second battalion of which the Iji
(Irande unit, cumpuny K, Is a part.
Tonight Colonel Welch will
make
pre-eump instiectlon of
cuiinnnu r. ,iu. ins inc h-mii.i
drlll which will begin nt Zulier
hull at 7:J0 o clock. Lolonel Welch
Is Multnomah county assessor.
DEMOCRATIC
RACE CLOSE;
8 VOTES WIN
Mis. Celia Gates Noses
Out Mi's. McCrary. for
Treasurer Selection .
iT. G. JOHNSON HAS
LitUAV IN- LlIUll 1 I Black'a recovery for several
' r I months, yet hla passintc waa Hud
' ' 'news to the community whoso re-
Kiddle and Kozer Receive ncct and reard h hold. m.
Upjvv VntP for DpIp- Blttek hltd ,pr !' yol,r" men p""
ncdvjr yutC iUt ZZ X. . Inenl In community uffalrB and un
gates tO National G. O.'derUiklngs, and has durlnff thutt
P. Convention.
T1, scci,d result nut ccrliilu
Saturday was the three-cornered
,.at.e for the republican nomination
Wallowa counties between Oren K.
- , rt T (i jhhnson (f
Wa,cwa IlIU Kred Hlmelwrlirht of
Illmelxvrliiht had a
-"hi Li in Wallowa countv but
the hcuvy Union voto for Johnson,
. . . iin'.ii..ii Th'
I'red 12. Kiddle; state senator, re
celved second hhfh vote for repub-
jlcui) deleKato .t lame.. In this.
yum Koer Cirst xvftn
(Continued on Pugo s.)
THREE-ACT PLAY
' ATM. E. CHURCH
t .' Pvnwrlc Atfpnfl o "ttde In the L. I). S.
L2ige. Cl.0W,?S AttTa the Masonic cemetery.
Services in j2L Grande 7Und Zimmerman are In
Houses of Worship
1.'.-....lt....l ..tt..,wl,.U 1,1
. , ., ,,, ,. r 1
various churches over the city feu- j
1 IIU !
tilled services yesterday, which In
Inlnc.ulinfr
A thsco-act mlsslonuiy play was
Bivi.n hy the young people of th:
.-rst Muthodisl Kpiscopal church
at the evening hour last night, with
Kenneth Owen presiding before the.
,1,'uma presentation. Miss Doiolhy
iiruwnton played the leading part
and was assisted by an able cast.
The play, which was given befurt1
!.- nuil unu lirif-lrl liv
M,. it. y. Tyler and Mrs. H. W.
Parker. .
At t,10 ' Ktttlsco chrrh, the
Itcv. t)v,r lley, rector, told of
niance at the Provincial
8ynull il Luke 'ity recently.
HhI luk WHa Vl.ry interesting and
...... ....
At the Lutheran church K. Itus-
Sl.j Scott talked ill the morning on
"Child Welfare' giving un Inter-
JCISIIIIK UlldirKJ. .v..u,..,
j There was almost u capacity good today. ,
'crowd In the evening when the1 A fourth occupant of Ihe car
' Play, "gueen Ksther" was given u unhurt. Police did not learn
by the young people, i .his name.
The cast follows:
The king. Curl Johnson: Cousin
..r finn.. d'ulhnr wr..lr..u- Wliuf.il
tmiiuim; Mamuan; jienry jMicn;
1W'. Arnold Inseth, Hem y
J'-nsen. John Towery. Donald Mc-(
'"'J u,," Vera Ustluiul;
Wiffl r lt'"'b Kdna Jei,Hen;
'' i'. r.. -nm iui.ho.
Katie Keller. Helen Hughes, Nat-
mll.i Kbori Tli.'iniH Inxnth Kioiirti
Khlrley. Kdna Towery was muni-
clan during the evnlng und Jua-
nit a und I tar burn Htltxinger took
tare of the curtains and passed Ihe
,""""'' The offering last night will
go to tho Intermediate Luther
care of the curtains and passed the
league's work.
Benefit Program To
L. D S. Tabernacle On 28th Of May
I . A splendid program thut will ell.
inuj. fx m-iisun wi line . unisieai
"vem m e given i.y m.s. a. i..
Itlchiirdson at H o'clock Monday,
May tn, at the I,, ll. . laliernacle
a .nerlt for calupflre girls of
Ul ti,aude. Madunu- Adah l.oh
(0'w. H asslsllng Mrs. Itichardsoa.
The pmceeds me lo provde for u
week's slimmer va-i.tlon for local
campflre girls und will not on y
supply generul ramp expenses, wllh
trained director and swlniiulng
teacher, but will also enable a
number of girls to lake Ihe trio I
wno o.nerw is" wouiil oe una.ile lo
pay for their board expens'S.
I A program of musical numbers
'by. the Ladles' Triad choir, ' solo
C JrBlack Dies;
Was Prominent
. In City Affairs
Death Takes Man Long
Respected in This Com
munityFuneral to Be
Wednesday.
iJcath ' claimed ', onu of fat
Grande's leading and iiiomI respect
ed cllUens at thno o'clock tills
mornlns when. C. 3, Bluck passed
away following a lonir Illness. No
hniuu hifl liu. Iw.lfl .fr Ur
time been a member of tho school
board, tho oily; commifiHlon and.
boon-active in tho chamber of
coimuurco. His passlnsr In mournod
today by inany civic bodies,
Active tlntnl. Miui v
Mr; Bluck was iiIho a tlmlRHS
worU'i und lender, tn thu hutttnv up to tlilH min-noon hy vohuiwvh,
Day Halnt's church. Ho wu for '"who wnro nuKhlnir luinL tho ncono
years bishop of tho Klrst Ward
l,. i J. o. cnurcn 01 i.a uranuo, kiv-
luff up that offico when hu bcftuno
first eoimsellor to 1'reHblent W. 1,
Hanks or tho I'nion. Htake, neven
yearn ao. lie has held that rom-'
liH'iil poRltion In tho muko up to
. lhc I,rt,"1'
J board for three years, boKlnnlnff In
t 1 1 and servimc three years, beinf
. chuinnali of the board In 1323.
1 He was a member of tho city com-
mission for one term precedlnft lr.
It. I'. Kandls. Air. Black had been
" tho really biiMlness since com-
1 'netive in ember of the orRanl.a-
Uon ., Bd Gcorg'o Currey, prcsi-
dl3nt today.
- Ui..1imi1 v J--Kxvltt
' Funeral aervleea will be held tnu entile lilKlit mull wan on uiny.
Wednesday hfternoun at two Tho exiilcmlon oeeurred juat im Ihn
o'clock at tho 1,. 1). S. tuhernaehi day men were IliivIiik und thu
with Waliop I.inter Htoddard In "KM orow went to wurk. -eharKe.
l'eter J. JeluiNtun. of; i
IflueKIUOl, Jilll., w no naa itreniui'iiL
of tho I'nion stake preceiling Mr.
nanksvvlH be In li Grun,lo and
will be the speaker at the services.
Mr. Johnston and Mr. Hlaek were
boyhood - friends. Interment will
section of
S nod grass
churge.
Itlograpltical Sketch
, ' nun o. mm. ... iiimi ..
lOgdcn, Utah, on Nov. 54, 1800.
(Continued on Pnge 6)
rPlii.AA Tn ill inrl
IM'VV UlJUtCU
When Car Turns ,
. . taj 1 I
. llVPr llltn llltrn
XIllU XJltK.ll
I
Three men were injured, al-
i .1.. u .
large touring car overturned early ,l",""r " rescuers had
Kunday mornillg mar the Ml. Glen '"at'd 40 ad. I. lonal bodies In he
school house, according to a record " ..Xl we 2 made in
at the police station. The car was " ' ', f,.,."""'0 tU
registered to V. I.ottes and Clyde, r l,, I m.ll, l ih',. ........
Hrown. Eddie Kallows and a M r. I 1 " 0 ' " ' " 1 " m
King were hurt. Mr. Ilrown's eul-i"'
-I..- I I I I... I . ' -
lows was unconscious for nhulil,
half ah, hour. It Is said. Prompt
treatment was'glven the men and
I he car Is said lo. have turni'il
'completely over, landing right side
iu ill R dilt'h. It Ih Hiiiriuiri'd eon-
biui-iukij.
,'-..l'.J.
r III K NS M I SI
KKKVK MKK IV VV.S
licrt HopMiiM, coiivIcMd of
l"K rcrdlnimd Snnday ut Flora
Inn l I Utt m lMf. ujis ibU tiioridtur
seiitciwcil lo wre a life term in
Hie K-iiltoiitlary hy Judge lo of
Pendleton, nt Kntcrpriw. Ilfipkiiin
whh tried ut KnterpriM last uiid.
wan tried ut KnlcrpriM1 last iek,
Ihe Jury returnln.; a ver.ll.-l of
giillly whli a recoiuiiicmlatlotr of j
life Imprisonment.
Be Given At
and duet numbers by I.a (iran'li
tnd guest art sis. a scene from
"Mailatne Hutlerl'ly.v end a -comedy
skit for the climactic number
are Included on the program for
which Mrs. ltlchurdaor, has been
preparing for some time. ,
Ctimpflrc girts are meeting this
afl-rnoon lo plan their ticket sales
und will begin uctlve selling Im
mediately. A selling contcsl will
be held among Ihe girls.
i ne camp will begin Aug. 3 al
Camii Plu on Cut hei me' creek.
Those launching the ea.onalen
for llcltels today slressed the fact
that this hus been the first attempt
of any kind to solicit financial sup-
port from the community. ,
MINE BLAST
KNOWN DEAD
THREESCORE
Fate of Night Shift of
More Than 100 Men Is
Not Yet Certain -
LITTLE HOPE IS
HELD FOR LIFE
Explosion in Mather, Pa.
Workings Came While
Two Groups of Miners
Were In.
MATH Kit, Vav May 21 (AP)
Tho bodli'8 of thrro 800 nilnni'H,
vlcttniH of an cxiiloHlon In Mat her
mine HiituiUny, lmd beiMi rueovorcMl
. of the blnt In an effort to leant
inu into or men cniuniueu in
tho far n-rcMHefl or tho work I nun.
Khorlly after nunn reHcuerH carried
la inblitioiuil liodlt h from the. mine,
makltitf tho known deud to bo 60.
After finding nlnn bodies thit
mornlnr near liutt 15, tho res-
to carry ho fresh nlr with them,
At Hull J4, they came uiion It
bodies, some of them inanRled and
burned IndiealinK that the palest
of tho blast wus felt In -this
reftiun.
j File of Mlit Shift l ukiiowti
thowo of the day shift men. Ho wild
tho rescuers must fluht their way
, 4, noo feet further baok before they
tonclt NumJjer 1) north, when
. ...... . .(. .... i.
MATH Kit. J'u.. May l (Al)-
T,Kt ,lnown (I(llll'iIB ln ,h Mu,hl.r
mine disaster reached 46 early to
day when rescue workers brought
the bodies of seven additional vic
linis from the explosion-swept
workings. One hundred and fifty-two
other miners, entomcd by
l.l.iut u-,. I... I,.t. Un,.ltt l.v ,.u
tile workers. I.lttle hope was held
..,. .., . ,.',, ,,.,
The boilh-s were turned ever to
undertakers In the emergency mor
gue established In the mine ma
chine shop, and livtcr were removed
to the village recreation hall,
,"o'R",
rescuers came Iroiu the
aft being tlie lilanket-coven.'d
,,,,. on Hirr-trhers, the huge
crowd of spectators, rushed for
ward, but wuh rest i-iil nod by state
troopers and national giiardsiuen.
1 WO f ITCniGtt A T6
Killed In Drill
POIITI.ANII. Ore.", May I'l (AP)
Two firemen, William N. Mc
creary and Charles A. Kyan, were
hilled yesterday when a lift hell
' " " V i Z . ...
xhlhllioii for tiiii Itosn
Hoth fell (15 feet to the
Ki'Mtival.
street. - ,
fJoruld Van Kolhen, was
drowned late yeslerdny whlb swlm-
f.lay-,,"",K ln Hwego lake.
i-ricnson. u logger rroin
e niton, wasn., died at a hos-
l,llnl i' from '"juries received In
u fmp.
mm m i j
Methodists AfJClnst
Jlfili I rt ri VfrtS n! s
KKANKAH CITY. May 21 (AP)
A strong declaration agaliiKl
compulsory military training In Ihe
schools of the I'lllted Ktales was
adopted here today by the quad
rennial general conference of the
Methodist Kpiscopal church. . ,
The conference went 01C record
as opposed lo all military training
in high schools and to compulsory
military trnlulng lit colleges und
universities.
onu I l l, Lows .Mi;i,-r
' ItOHIvlll'llll. Ore., May 21 (API,
Th. 73rd session of the I. (). 1 1. I'
bodies of Oregon opened hero this
nirirnlnir u-lih .he ,,iiD- ,.r .i,n
i'iri..r,.i,- miih. .,.. ....
(auxiliary. Over 1 200 delegates and
visitors were present for meeting.
(the men meeting In Ihe armory and
i the ladles at the I. O. O. l- tcmplo.
NEW CHIEF
miiimiiu
lUvir Ailuilml Samuel K. Jtoh
lsou4 Is t ho new HUimvltitemlcitt
of llio 1'iiltotl Slats naval acad
emy nl AiiiiaiMdls, Mil. Jlo muc-(-orilrt
ltir Admiral IhmiIh M.
Niiltnii, (rattsrcrml t com nun id
Iho bultlo flee I.
FARM BILL VETO
EXPECTED SOON
McNary Says "It Looks
Rainy" He and Haug
cn Still Hoping ,
WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP
An" early veto of 'tho i . McNary
Hansen favin relief bill by I'res'-
j dent Coolldgo win Indicated todny
uiter -the president bad conferred
, with Sdiatof McNary,- i-epubllcun,
Oregon, und Keprcsimtutlvo Hatig
en. n'publlcuu, Iowa, authors of
tho measure. ' , ' ;
Neither the senator nor the rep
n'simlnllvo would divulge directly
tin' trend of their conversation with
I the prcHldcnt: Asked point blank
ahout the outlook Tor Iho bill, Mo
Nary said:
"It looks like, rain. Tho weather-
(Continued on Pago fi)
NEGRO HANGED
BY TEXAS MOB
EARLY TODAY
' CMXTKIi, Texas. May 'l (A!')
Jliiddy lOviiiH, nero, was lynched
IkVo todny by a mob that took him
away from I wo offl!erM. I In whh
haiiKed from Ihe sumo limb of an
oak tree In the court Iiouhq yard
where another negro was lynched
about five years ai;o for nit at Vie It
on a white woman. Kvlns had
been ch'irned with murder follow
ing a fund attack on John Wheeler
at Canton on May I li.
Italia 8 Route
Not Yet Decided
KIM!H MAY, S itzbergen. May
lil ( Al) Whether General l!m
licrlo Noldle makes his next trip
in Ihe dirigible iralia to the North
pol or Nnrt licrn Hreenland was
depeml' iH today uiion tho weather
report which was expected from
TroiiiHoe.r Norway. It was planned
lo My about 2foo kilometers (about
I Mm miles) during which time the
Italia will be air :ID to 40 hours.
11 Hie weather Is good, the
Swedish meteorologlHt Mulmgrcu
and KiiKhi''r Torjanl will probably
descend from the airship and re
main on Hie aiitTaee for three
hoiir milking observations.
City Of Hamburg, Germany, Fighting
Deadly Phosgene Gas 11 Overcome
HAMIU'KG, tiermaiiy, r May .21
I A P I- -Paced with all (he. grim
rcaliiy f cbeinieal warfare. Ihe
fliy of Hamburg today was fight
ing a dent: of ph'ihgenc gas
a w;ii time polmjn gas which be
gun e.iraplng fro ma chemical fac
tory In the Kreo I (arbor district
lax) night, oven-omlng a largo
number of persons.
. Hy norm today I 1 persons, most
(f them Dretnen and police men
were dead, and '40 victims wero lu
hoplta Is under t real meat.
The entire cily was momiecd but
it wum linked lhat. rain which set
In would abftorb tho gam fumes. A
needed number of gas mnnks for
needs of the active fighters reach
ed Hamburg from llerlin after an
emergency call had been sent for
(hem. A ttortheust wind also was
carrying the f ume from the city In
the direction of tho nearby town
of Wilhclmsburtf.
Frank T. Johns
Dies Trying To
Rescue Bend Boy
Portland Man Was Can
didate for President on
' Socialist - Labor Party
Ticket.
J1END. Ore., May 21' (AIM
Frank T. Johna, candidate fur
prealdent of the United KtutcB on
the Hocinliet-lubor party ticket, wuh
drowned here Hunduy evening
about 7 o'clock In an attempt to
rescue the life of a boy who fell
Into theDeachutea river while fish
Ins. Johns, who wus ut Drake, park,
on the Deschutes, to nddreas a po
litical meeting, suw Jack Rhodes
plunge Into the swift water of the
stream from a brldfte, and leaped
Into tho wuter. Johns reached the
bay. but the battle against tho
.current proved futile. As ho
nenred the bank of thejrlvar Johna
tiiod to shove tho boy ahead but
tho boy sank, Johns himself, ex
hausted by the offort wus curried
down the stream und lost tu sight.
Tho Rhodes boy wua the son of
a prominent realtor of Bond. Tho
boy's body was recovered Imme
diately, but Johns' body was car-rled-down.
the stream. ..Searchers
vorked until luto lust nlehl with
out tllllllllK It. , j ,
KTAHTIXU TOl"K .
PORTLAND, Oro., Muy at (AP)
Krank T. Johns, Portland car
penter, who was drowned lust eve
nlnR at Dend, Ore., In nil attempt
lo save a buy's life, received a tele-
Ki'iim a week 111:0 from New York
City advising him that ho had been
nomlnatdd on the socialist-labor
party for president of the United
States. Johns wus making prep
arations tu, tour the country on a
spouklm; campalsn, and his up
liearanee at Mend yesterday was
one of ;hlB puhlln addresses since
belnfr advise flu Rejection as a
candidate. ' .... . :'
Johns was li socialist-labor can
didate for president four years ai?o
and made a speaking -tour ut the
country. i ' - '
ltOltX i. KANT
NKW VOHK, May 21 (AP)
Krank T. Johns., drowned at Bend.
Ore.. In attempting to rescue a 12-year-old
boy, wus 3 a years old, a
carpenter by trade. .
He was born lit Hunhtiry. Pa..
Felt. 2'A, 18sy, and educated In the,
public schools there. His family
moved to the west and he attend
ed high school In Hpokane, Watdi.
Pendleton Car
Wreck Fatal To
One Passenger
T'HNPUOTO.V, Oro.. May 21
CAP) Mrs. Arthur Horn, of tho
Uprfei. McKay creek district, was
Instantly killed late yesterday when
a car driven by her husband left
tho Pcndleton-PHot Rock highway
ami turned over four times In a 43
yurd leap. Her husband Is In a
hospital here with . a fractured
skull and internal Injuries. Lu
cille Mail, James Mail ami Jack
Paul, who were riding in the au
tomobile have bruises and shock
from. the. accident. The accident
gau escaping from a chemical fac
ing to puss another cur, went off
tho road.
Heavy Fog Lifts
i In New York Hay
, NKW YOKIC, May 21 ( AP)
The heavy fog which has blanket
ed New York's harbor for throe
days anil ca used a series of col
lisions, lifted slightly, today and
four trans-Atlantic liners, the 1-ev-lalhan,
llaltlc. Albert JJalllu und
American .Hanker began - creeping
toward their plerM.
The gas escaped from a tank lu
tho chemical factory of Ir. Huuo
Stol.euberg. Phosgene Is no lmier
manufactured there but iiiuntitles
of It wero stated tt have been ac
cumulated . and stored for expor
tation lo the United States.
The effects of tho gas were felt
near the harbor, driving residents
of tho district from their homes In
panic. Troops were called out and
Htilded men, women a ml elilldren
lo other sections of the city and
tho streets lij tho menaced district
were closed. Tho emigration shds
of the Hnmhui'K-Ametlcan line
were presHed Into serviep to shelter
the homeless while the police
refiulMlttoncd all available , milk as
a gas antedote. a '
80 serious was the menace that
all Ihe ambulances and fire bri
gades In Hamburg were mobilized
I for service, the (Ire brigades doii
l nlng gas masks and fighting off
I the fumea with ammonia.
FRED KIDDLE
IS SELECTED
AS DELEGATE
Hoover's Campaign Man
ager Among 7 Who Will
Go to Convention !
HOSS, RAND AND'
ROSSMAN WINNERS
Butler Nominated by Re
publicans and Pierce by
Democrats for Congres
sional Race. - v
rOHTLAND, Ore., May XI (AP)
Oregon's preferences for candi
dates for national and state officers
wero on rcoord today as a result of
Friday's primary. . Belated returns
trickling In over Sunday showed .
added totals, and the only chanfo
from tho late (Saturday tabulation. .
was tho placing of Herbert Hoov
or'a campaign- manager. 'r4 K.
Kiddle, among the seven resubll-
ican delegates at large.'. Early re
I ports had him trailing In eighth;
I ji la re. All the republican delegates
'at largo were pledged for Hoover,
One candidate for delegate pledged ,
for Lowden ran considerably below ;
tho seven successful delegates at
large In a field or 16 candidates.
I Rome republican voters took the
troublo to vote ln the names of
other, republican presidential can
didates. Unofficial reports show
that tho 73 written in for Frank
O. Towden. and lx foi Vice Presl-: :
dont Dawes. One republican wrote
In tho name of Governor AY-Hiuith
of Now Y01. . . ,'
, Smith Klumln Fair V;
'Governor Hmlth.ywho.rVied tbo'v '
democratic endorsement over Heit-
ator James K. Reed, of Missouri,!
and Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Of
Moutana, by substantial leads won
three of tho four democratic dele-:,
i gates at large on the face of re
turns available today. The fourth'
on-tho list was a Walsh candidate.1
In the first district the two Smith:
' delegates were leading; In the eec- .
ond district a Walsh candidate was
-leading and a Smith candidate
closo following. In the third dts
.trict ono Walsh and ono Smith
"delegate were selected.
Senator Walsh's name " remained
on tho Oregon ballot because tt
wus cortlried bcforoN ho withdrew
from tho ace." .... ,, ,r, .-.v
VlvixHtt Under Nominated
(.'ongrewsman W. C. Hawley Won,
tho repvhllcan nomination In tho
first diHtHct. . It, R. Butter, of Tho
IuIIch. had A substantial load ftjr
tho republican nomination In tho '
Second district.-Congressman . .It
(.'orrell was unopposed for the re
publican nomination In tho third
district. ; , i ; . .. ,
On the democratic side therrt ,
was no candidate for congress In
the flrt district; In the second dis
trict Walter M. Pierce, former gov? ,
ernor received the nomination by
writing In; in tho third district W
l Culbortson was unopposed. ..U..
I loss Nominated)
Penults In the ? state contests
showed only Increased figures over
Hun day. Tho nominees were: For.
supreme court justice. Gcorgo
KosHiunn und John t. Rand. In
cumbents. 1 l-'or secretary of state, Hal 15.
lions, Oregon City newspaper man.1.
The latest compilation today
showed: ' .. '
- Hmtvcr's Voto
For rrspubllcan nomination for
president 1703 precincts out of i
184U In Oregon: ;
Hoover .07.124
..For democratic nomination for "
preHident. 1 643 precincts:
Jteed , , ........
Smith
Walsh
Work limit ..(..,
rt.760
.....15.W33
9.785
..... i,3iti;
Uepublicuu nomination
for sec-
(Continued on Pago 6)
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAtiVE
I It. H. V..
I'ltlRhurR 3 9 2
I'llielnuiill .........r... 8 0
Itiitlri-lrs: llaWHon, Hream und 1
lletiibi'ley; Itlxey and rieinich.
AMi;ltK'AN l.rjill-:
l''lit tliimel . ,., It. If. K. ;
WimhlnRl.ill 3 15 3
rilllndellilila 4 9 3
llatterle: auhary and' TutP!
tjiilnn and (a'ox. (13 lunlnara).
Heenn.l tlume: It. II. H.
WiiHhlnictnn ......i,'..., I 0 I
I'hlhidellilllll - 3-3 0
Hatlerlem lludley and lluoll:
"S'ulberg unit Cochrane.
II. H. K.
S 6 3
4 3 3
lloeten
New York
Hatterles: Morria and
Heving;
Khealey, Moore, Cuinpbell and Qra
bowaky.